Brad Finney
- Agricultural Law
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Property Law
Brad Finney
Professor Brad Finney joined the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2024. Professor Finney teaches and writes in the areas of Environmental Law; Agricultural Law; Energy Law; and Property. His scholarship in these areas has been published in several journals, including the Boston College Law Review, the Alabama Law Review, the Wake Forest Law Review, the Tulane Law Review, the Tennessee Law Review, the LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources, and the Virginia Environmental Law Journal.
Finney received his J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law, graduating magna cum laude. After graduation, he joined Norton Rose Fulbright as an associate in the firm’s Houston office. He then clerked for Judge Pamela L. Reeves of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, as well as J. Daniel Breen of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Immediately prior to joining the UT Law faculty, Professor Finney was an associate at Steptoe & Johnson’s Washington, D.C. office where his practice focused on environmental matters.
- Education & Experience
- Publications
J.D. magna cum laude, The University of Tennessee College of Law
B.S., magna cum laude, The University of Tennessee
Win-Win Environmental Regulations for Crypto Mining: Developing a Regulatory Program That Reduces Environmental Harm and Promotes Innovation and Competition, 65 Boston College Law Review 1185 (2024)
Weaning United States Agriculture Off Government Money by Following Australia’s Successful Example, 57 Wake Forest Law Review 1131 (2022)
Capitalizing on the Kiwis: Using New Zealand’s Success to Reform United States Agriculture, 96 Tulane Law Review 563 (2022)
Agricultural Law Stifles Innovation and Competition, 72 Alabama Law Review 785 (2021)
One WOTUS, Two POTUS: The Clean Water Act and the Economic Impact, 86 Tennessee Law Review 895 (2019)
Defining Sustainable Business – Beyond Greenwashing, 37 Virginia Environmental Law Journal 89 (2019) (with Professor Becky L. Jacobs)
Blockchain and Antitrust: New Tech Meets Old Regs, 19 Transactions: Tennessee Journal of Business Law 709 (2018)
The End of Socially Responsible Behavior Too?, 19 Transactions: Tennessee Journal of Business Law 403 (2017)
Mexico’s Energy Regime Reforms: Rescission Risk, Mitigation, and Dispute Resolution, 6 LSU Journal of Energy Law & Resources 149 (2017) (with Professor Becky L. Jacobs)